franklin
noun
frank·lin ˈfraŋ-klən 
: a medieval English landowner of free but not noble birth
Word History
Etymology
Middle English frankeleyn, from Anglo-French franclein, from franc
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Franklin
geographical name
Frank·lin ˈfraŋ-klən
1
city in east central Massachusetts population 31,635
2
town in central Tennessee south of Nashville population 62,487
3
city in southeastern Wisconsin, a south-southwestern suburb of Milwaukee population 35,451
4
former district in the northern part of the Northwest Territories, Canada, including the Arctic islands and Boothia and Melville peninsulas; area now divided between Nunavut and the Northwest Territories
Biographical Definition
Franklin 1 of 4
biographical name (1)
Frank·lin ˈfraŋ-klən
Aretha (Louise) 1942–2018 American singer
Franklin
2 of 4biographical name (2)
Benjamin 1706–1790 American statesman and philosopher
Franklin
3 of 4biographical name (3)
Sir John 1786–1847 English arctic explorer
Franklin
4 of 4biographical name (4)
Rosalind Elsie 1920–1958 English biophysicist